Elgin, IL
US City in Illinois, Midwest · ranked on 28 metrics
Elgin, IL is a US city in Illinois with a population of 115,569 (233rd of 477). It ranks best for Property Crime Rate (per 100K) (45th of 395), Murder Rate (per 100K) (91st of 395), Poverty Rate (%) (111th of 434). It ranks lowest for Average Commute (Minutes) (354th of 434), Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (% of Adults 25+) (310th of 434).
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Percentile on 17 metrics that rank at least half of all US cities, given whether higher or lower is better.
Best at
Highest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 202545th of 39589
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 202564th of 39584
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 91st of 46080
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 202584th of 39579
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 202591st of 39577
- Poverty Rate (%)9.84%Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024111th of 43475
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025104th of 39574
- Median Household Income$90,282Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024115th of 43474
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024116th of 43473
Worst at
Lowest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Price Level (Goods)107.3Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 429th of 4606
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024354th of 43418
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 345th of 46024
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 337th of 46026
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024310th of 43429
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 272nd of 46040
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024tied 215th of 43450
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024183rd of 43458
Profile by category
Average percentile per category, from the median line. Select a category to list its metrics.
Notable facts
Where it ranks first or last among US cities
Never first or last on a widely ranked metric.
Where it is
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Similar places
Closest percentiles on 10 widely reported measures from 4 categories, leaving out size and totals
Arlington, TX78% similar- Naperville, IL77% similar
Clearwater, FL76% similar- Tampa, FL76% similar
- New Braunfels, TX75% similar
Quick answers
- What is the population of Elgin, IL?
- Elgin, IL has a population of 115,569, 233rd among 477 US cities.
- What does Elgin, IL rank best at?
- Among US cities, Elgin, IL ranks best for Property Crime Rate (per 100K) (45th of 395); Murder Rate (per 100K) (91st of 395); Poverty Rate (%) (111th of 434).
- Where does Elgin, IL rank worst?
- Elgin, IL ranks lowest for Average Commute (Minutes) (354th of 434); Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (% of Adults 25+) (310th of 434).
- How many statistics does Rankodex have for Elgin, IL?
- Rankodex ranks Elgin, IL on 28 statistics compared with other US cities, compiled from World Population Review and the sources it cites.
Every metric
28 metrics with a value for this place, in 5 topics